| Crown |
The white area between the leaves and the roots, the crown is a modified stem on the daylily. |
| DIP |
A Diploid daylily. |
| Diploid |
Has two complete sets of chromosones in each cell, 22 chromosones. |
| DOR |
Daylily foliage becomes dormant in the winter |
| Double |
A daylily which has additional petals & or sepals, single daylilies have only 3 petals & 3 sepals. |
| E |
This daylily flowers early in the season |
| EE |
This daylily flowers extra early in the season |
| EMO |
This daylily flower opens early in the morning. |
| EV |
This daylily has evergreen foliage |
| Ext.(Extended) bloom |
Daylily flowers which stay open over an extended period of time ie; over 16 hours. |
| Fan |
Is a complete division of the plant which consists of leaves, crown & roots. |
| Hybridiser |
Person who bred the hybrid by hand pollination. |
| L |
This daylily flowers late in the season |
| M |
This daylily flowers in the middle of the season |
| Miniature |
Flowers less than 3 inches. |
| ML |
This daylily flowers middle to late in the season |
| Ploidy |
Number of sets of chromosones (this is important when hybridising) because a diploid will not set seed on a tetraploid and visa versa. |
| Polypetal |
A daylily which has 4 or more petals and 4 or more sepals in a flat whorl. |
| Scape |
A scape is the flower stalk above the crown. |
| Scape Height |
The mature average scape height |
| Season |
Approximate time of flowering in a season |
| SEV |
This daylily has semi evergreen foliage |
| Spider |
A flower which has petals at least 4 times longer than the width of the petals. |
| TET |
A Tetraploid daylily. |
| Tetraploid |
Has four complete sets of chromosones in each cell, 44 chromosones. |
| UF |
This is an unusual formed daylily, must have unusual characteristics on 3 sepals or petals. |
| Year |
Year the hybridiser registered the plant with the American Hemerocallis Society. |
